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Correia returns to face Dodgers

Needless to say, it has been a horrible week for Kevin Correia and his family in San Diego.

On Thursday, the Correias buried Kevin’s younger brother Trevor, who died last Saturday in a fall from a cliff while hiking on Santa Cruz Island off the Santa Barbara coast.

Kevin Correia has been on bereavement leave from the Padres since last Sunday. Saturday evening he rejoins the Padres to pitch against the Dodgers before a sellout crowd at Petco Park (5:35 p.m., TV: 4 San Diego).

Correia takes the ball without having been around his teammates in a week.

"Kevin has told us he wants to pitch Saturday,” said Padres manager Bud Black. “He’s going to start.”

Correia will be facing Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw as the Padres attempt to even the three-game series at one win apiece.

Kershaw, 22, is coming off one of the best starts of his career. He held Colorado to two singles and three walks last Sunday while striking out nine over eight innings.